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Bridges To Change was founded with an aim to support people on their path to recovery through peer delivered services, behavioral health care and stable housing.

06/19/2026

Today, Bridges to Change offices are closed in observance of Juneteenth.

Juneteenth honors and celebrates Black freedom, resilience, and the ongoing pursuit of justice. We recognize that recovery, housing, and justice are deeply connected to these values and the work of creating opportunities for all.

While our offices are closed, we are grateful for the dedicated staff supporting our 24-hour programs as we ensure our participants continue to receive care, support, and a place to call home.

As we reflect and celebrate today, we encourage our community to:

✨ Support Black-owned businesses
✨ Donate to or volunteer with culturally specific organizations
✨ Learn about the history and significance of Juneteenth
✨ Attend local events that celebrate Black culture, history, and community

Happy Juneteenth! Together, we can build stronger, more connected communities where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. ❤️🖤💚💛

06/18/2026

Recovery is not one story. ✨

It can be recovery from addiction. Recovery from incarceration. Recovery from homelessness. Recovery from trauma, mental health challenges, loss, or systems that have left people behind.

And recovery is rarely linear. It evolves as we grow, heal, and as we redefine what wellness means for ourselves.

In our newest podcast episode, we sit down with Kelli, our Peer Wellness Specialist trainer who has helped prepare hundreds of peer providers to walk alongside people on their unique recovery journeys.

At Bridges to Change, we believe in meeting people at their stage of change and honoring their voice in the process. Peer support is powerful because it recognizes that lived experience matters and plays a unique role in our care system. Peer support creates space for connection, hope, and the belief that change is possible—regardless of where someone starts.

Join us for a conversation about the many forms recovery can take, the power of peer support, and why healing happens best when people are seen, heard, and supported on their own terms. 💛

You can find Change Talk on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud! 🎧

06/17/2026

Big things are happening at our Foster location in Multnomah County!

What was once just an office space is becoming something much bigger: a dedicated place for outpatient behavioral health services, designed to meet the growing needs of our community.

As demand for accessible, high-quality treatment continues to rise, we’re investing in the people and spaces that make healing possible. This new service suite will provide a welcoming environment for outpatient care, expanded capacity for substance use and mental health services, and dedicated space for our providers to support individuals on their recovery and wellness journeys.

This transformation is more than a renovation—it’s a commitment. A commitment to increasing access, reducing barriers, and ensuring more people can receive the care they need, when they need it.

To our incredible behavioral health providers: thank you. Every day, you show up with compassion, expertise, and unwavering dedication to the people we serve. This new space was built with your work in mind, and we are grateful for the impact you make in our community.

Every step forward is a step closer to community. We’re here for you! 💛✨

06/16/2026

🌸What if healing starts with noticing?

A flower blooming. A butterfly taking flight. A bee finding its way. Simple things, but so easy to miss.

Recently, one of our participants shared:

“Coming off the streets and for the first time in years, I had an opportunity to see flowers grow. Recovery is incredible.”

Recovery isn’t just about surviving. It’s about coming back to life, back to yourself, back to your people. It’s finding wonder in places you couldn’t see before. It’s having the space to grow, heal, and imagine a future again.

Today, take a moment. Look around. Notice what’s growing.

And remember: if flowers can bloom after a long winter, people can heal too. ✨💛

06/11/2026

Last week BTC gathered as an organization, sharing space with our community partners, to learn more about trauma-informed care. My takeaway was something important.

The most powerful force for change isn’t a program, a policy, or an organization.

It’s people.

People willing be in community, learn together, and work toward a future where healing, recovery, and belonging are possible for everyone.

Looking around this room, I didn’t just see a training. I saw a community committed to something bigger than themselves.

That’s what gives me hope. ✨💛

-Dr. Hannah Studer

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈At Bridges to Change, we celebrate Pride Month as an opportunity to honor the strength, resilienc...
06/09/2026

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈

At Bridges to Change, we celebrate Pride Month as an opportunity to honor the strength, resilience, joy, and contributions of LGBTQQIA2S+ individuals in our community. But Pride is more than a month on the calendar.

Pride is about creating communities where people feel safe, valued, and empowered to be their authentic selves every day of the year.

We know that healing and recovery happen when people experience belonging. When people are welcomed without judgment. When they can access housing, healthcare, support, and community as who they are—not who others expect them to be.

That’s why creating affirming spaces is essential to our vision of ‘Health and Housing for All’. We believe everyone deserves the opportunity to thrive, to heal, and to build a future grounded in hope and connection.

This month, we celebrate. We learn. We listen. And we recommit ourselves to fostering a community where everyone belongs—not just in June, but every day.

Happy Pride Month from all of us at Bridges to Change! ✨💛

06/08/2026

Sometimes healing doesn’t look like sunshine.

Sometimes it looks like getting through one more day. One more hard conversation. One more moment where you choose to keep going.

Rain has a way of making us slow down long enough to notice what’s around us — and what’s within us. And even when the clouds feel heavy, something important remains true: the sun is still there, shining above it all.

Healing isn’t always linear. It isn’t always easy. But it is possible.

So if today feels heavy, if you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to begin — know this: you do not have to navigate it alone.

Healing is possible. And we are here to help. ✨💛

We opened the doors to our women’s house last week, and within one day, every bed was filled. Beds being filled in a day...
06/04/2026

We opened the doors to our women’s house last week, and within one day, every bed was filled. Beds being filled in a day carries both heartbreak and hope.

Heartbreak because it reminds us how many women in our community are searching for safety, stability, and a place to begin again. Hope because it reminds us what becomes possible when we create spaces where healing can happen.

This home was created because women called asking for help. Because health and housing for all means we step up, make space, and open doors.

Behind each filled bed is a woman with a story, strengths, dreams, and the courage to take the next step. Housing creates more than shelter—it creates space to rest, recover, reconnect, and rebuild.

The fact that this home filled in one day tells us something important: the need is real. The urgency is real. And the work of creating health and housing for all has never mattered more.

Today, we celebrate new beginnings, community, and the reminder that when we create places of belonging, people show us just how ready they are to heal. ✨💛

What does it really take to build trust with someone living outside, navigating crisis, or carrying years of systems har...
06/04/2026

What does it really take to build trust with someone living outside, navigating crisis, or carrying years of systems harm and disappointment?

In this episode of Change Talk, we sit down with our Mobile Behavioral Health Team therapist, Brandon, to talk about the realities behind street-based care: the creative strategies used to engage people where they are, why trust is often the first intervention, and how our teams continue showing up with hope, even when outcomes feel uncertain.

This conversation is honest, human, and a powerful reminder that meaningful change rarely happens all at once. Change happens through relationships, consistency, and showing up again and again.

🎧 Tune in on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and SoundCloud to hear stories from the field, learn what compassionate outreach really looks like, and explore how hope continues to drive this work forward.

Because sometimes the most important thing we can offer someone is simple: we’re still here. ✨💛

 

06/02/2026

Our community garden is underway! 🚜🌾

Massive thanks to Mark Zimmerman and JZ Asphalt Paving for helping excavate the future Rockwood Community Garden, and proving that community partnerships can literally move the earth! Mark helped make a dream we have for our community become one step closer to reality. Because health and housing for all starts one step at a time.

This is what recovery looks like: neighbors helping neighbors, businesses stepping up, and people building something bigger together.

Our future garden represents so much more than just plants: Community. Togetherness. Recovery. ✨💛

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7916 SE Foster Road, Ste 201
Portland, OR
97206

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